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INK FOUNTAIN. No. 277,582. Patented May 15,1883.

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UNITED STATES CHARLES A. LIFE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PATENT OFFICE.

INK-=FOUNTAIN.

SPECIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 277,582, dated May 15,1888.

Application filed August 7, 1882. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. LIEB, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented, made, and applied to use Improvements in theConstruction of Ink-Fountains for Use in Printing-Presses and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andcorrectdescription of my invention, reference being bad totheaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure l is a view of myfountain as appliedto a job printing-press; Fig. 2, a top view of thefountain; Fig. 3, a cross-section of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a view of theratchet-wheel and pawl employed by me; Fig. 5, a cross-section of Fig.4. Figs. 6 and 7 are views of the eccentric sleeves employed.

In the drawings like parts of the invention are indicated by the sameletters of reference.

The nature of the present invention consists in improvements, as morefully hereinafter set forth, in the construction of inkingionntains forjob printing-presses, and will be found to relate more particularlytothat class of printingpresses in which a revolving disk is used for thedistribution of the ink, the object of the invention being theproduction of an inkingfountain simple in construction, easilycleaned,readily adjusted, and one aiiorded to the consumer at a low cost.

To enable those skilled in the arts to make and use my invention, I willdescribe its construction and operation.

A shows the trough to receive the ink, provided with an inclined bottom,as shown, and B is the duct-roller of the fountain.

(J shows eccentric sleeves or collars, two of which are used, passedover the journals of theduct-roller B, and received within the slot.-ted ears a on the forward part of the trough A, within which they can beturned. Tliese eccentric sleeves or collars G are provided with thelovers or handles 1), by which their position is regulated.

E are bindingscrews bearing upon the eccentric sleeves or collars G, andholding the same in position. These'screws E are passed through theforward parts of the ears a.

The ductroller B is elongated on one side by continuing the metal ofwhich itis formed, and projects beyond the side line of the trough A.Upon this elongated portion is received a ratchet-wheel, F, providedwith a journal, G, passed through an opening in a curved lever, H, nearits upper end. A collar, J, and setscrew K keep the ratchet-wheel inposition upon this elongated portion.

H shows a curved lever, the lower portion of which is made open to forma cam, M, fitting snugly over the hexagon-nut, asshown in Fig. 1, passedover a stud secured in the back shaftof the printing-press. Within anopening in the lever H the ratchet-wheel F is secured, and directlyabove the ratchet-wheel is placed the pawl N, by which the ratchet-wheelF 'is operated.

0 are brackets for supporting the fountain in proper position over theink-disk of the printing-press, so that ink may be taken from theduct-roller of the fountain by one of the composition rollers employedto ink the form, and by it be imparted to the disk.

Such being the construction, the operation will be readily understood.The duct-roller B of the fountain is adjusted to the forward edge of thetrough A to give the desired flow of ink from the trough to theduct-roller B by turning the eccentric sleeves or collars G by means ofthe handles D, and then tightening the regulating-screws E. Thus,ifthebroad portions of the sleeves or collars are brought nearer the frontline of the trough A, the roller B is thrown forward or away from thetrough A, and the ink will flow freely to the duct-roller B, and viceversa. been supplied with ink from the trough A, is revolved by means ofthe lever H, the cam end M of which is fitted snugly overthehexagen-nut, as shown, and, as the back shaft of the press turns,causes the pawl N to turn the ratchet-wheel F a certain distance, and asthe ratchet-wheel is fixed upon the elongated por tion of theduct-roller B, the turning of the ratchet-wheel by means of the pawlcauses the duct-roller to revolve.

It will be seen that while the form-rollers are imparting ink to theform the duct-roller is receiving-its supply of ink from the trough, andrevolving so as to present the ink thus re- The duct-rollerB, having Iceived to the upper form-roller as it reaches the extent of its upwardmovement, so that as the form-roller descends this ink received by it isimparted to the ink-disk and distributed 5 over the disk by therevolution of the same.

Having now set forth my invention, what I claim as new is- Thecombination of the ink-trough A, the

duct-roller B, the eccentric sleeves or collars O, and the bindingscrewsE, constructed and I0 operating substantially as and for the purpose

